Kamas Surname

176,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kamas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Czechia2021:52,6418,824
Papua New Guinea1871:43,6035,342
Slovakia1581:33,7756,114
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Poland601:633,47956,390
Greece551:201,45131,872
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
India231:33,350,669396,143
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Lithuania91:337,17616,710
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Kamaş (506) & Kamaś (1) are calculated separately.

Kamas (1,359) may also be a first name.

Kamas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kamas (Russian: Камас) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found as: Kamaş or Kamaś. Click here for other potential spellings of Kamas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,654th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kamas live; 22 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kamas is also the 212,690th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 1,359 people.

Kamas is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Kamas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kamas surname are 27.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kamas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamaş93506/
Kamaś931/
Kamash912,681/
Kamais91977/
Kammas91884/
Kamase91855/
Kamasz91528/
Kaymas91214/
Khamas91191/
Kaimas9187/
Kamats9151/
Gkamas9141/
Kamaus9133/
Kameas9133/
Kaumas9121/
Kaemas9112/
Kajmas913/
Kamasp911/
Kamays911/
Kamajs911/
Kamass911/
Kahmas911/
Khammas8321,769/
Khamash831,428/
Kamasse83534/
Khamais83134/
Kamashh8331/
Khamase8319/
Kammash8317/
Kamaish8317/
Kamashe8311/
Kajmats836/
Khamass836/
Kamaise834/
Kaimase833/
Kamasch832/
Katmase831/
Kahamas831/
Khaumas831/
Kamashd831/
Kasmase831/
Kamgash831/
Khaimas831/
Kaumats831/
Kamga's831/
Kamgais831/
Kkaemas831/
Khameas831/
Khamast831/
Camas807,597/
Kamaz801,665/
Komas80574/
Kamaç80506/
Kemas80380/
Kamać80213/
Kamos80166/
Qamas8026/
Khammash772,224/
Kamasová77359/
Khamashe7749/
Kamasova7742/
Kasmasse774/
Khammass772/
Kamashch771/
Kammaths771/
Khamasse771/
Khasmash771/
Kh'amais771/
Kaumashe771/
Kammhaus770/
Kaymaz7328,090/
Cammas731,055/
Qamash731,029/
Koumas73610/
Camats73577/
Kamhaz73429/
Kemmas73367/
Komase73358/
Kamous73263/
Katmaz73175/
Kammaz73139/
Khomas73115/
Kommas73100/
Kamosh7366/
Kamoss7361/
Kemash7358/
Kamose7356/
Gkomas7355/
Komash7352/
Caamas7347/
Kamosz7344/
Koomas7343/
Kaimos7336/
Kahmaz7335/
Camase7329/
Gkemas7328/
Camais7323/
Kammos7323/
Casmas7322/
Koimas7322/
Kameus7317/
Komasz7312/
Kamoos7310/
Khamaz739/
Komgas739/
Khemas737/
Kaimaz736/
Kemahs736/
Kamace735/
Caumas735/
Khamos734/
Kaymax734/
Kasmaz734/
Komaas734/
Komass733/
Camaas733/
Camass732/
Camaus732/
Kameis732/
Keamos731/
Keymas731/
Komast731/
Caimas731/
Caymas731/
Kemais731/
Kaymaç731/
Kamaaz731/
Kamacz731/
Kamaiz731/
Kamohs731/
Kaamaz731/
Kaamos731/
Kuimas731/
Gkamaz731/
Qaimas731/
Kasmos731/
Keemas731/
Kamois730/
Cameas730/
Camash730/
Khamaiseh71254/
Kamashova7198/
Kaymasova7121/
Khamayseh7115/
Khamasova714/
Keameashe711/
Khammassh711/
Kamaheise711/
Gkoumas672,694/
Khamous67738/
Kamouss67580/
Khameis67517/
Qamashe67421/
Khomais67377/
Kammach67349/
Khamosh67344/
Kamoshe67253/
Kammous67244/
Qammash67199/
Khemais67172/
Khomass67136/
Camayse67129/
Kamoush67105/
Kamoise6765/
Qamashh6741/
Casmass6724/
Qamaish6722/
Camasse6720/
Khomase6717/
Camaish6715/
Khammasova6715/
Kamhois6714/
Khemmas6712/
Khamoos6711/
Koutmas6711/
Khamach677/
Khamashova675/
Cammaus675/
Kasmach675/
Kosmeas675/
Kamosch675/
Kamhoys674/
Casmmas674/
Qahmash674/
Kotmeas673/
Qatmash673/
Komasse672/
Kootmas672/
Kamauch671/
Kamaich671/
Koosmas671/
Kooymas671/
Kommasz671/
Khemaãs671/
Khemass671/
Kehmash671/
Kasmacz671/
Kaijmaz671/
Kameish671/
Kammoss671/
Kamoose671/
Kosmaus671/
Koumass671/
Qaimase671/
Qaimash671/
Camaise671/
Cautmas671/
Komashe671/
Kahmous671/
Kaimach671/
Komhaas670/

Kamas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamas in the Russian language
Камасkamas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamas
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